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1861 Census: William was
thirty-four years old at the time of the 1861
census. The Cornell family were living at 15
Side of the Hill, Histon, Cambridgeshire.
William is
shown as an agricultural labourer. His
wife Frances was 37.
William had
six children at the time of the 1861 census:
Sarah Ann 14, James 11, Louisiana (Lucy Hannah on
the 1871 census) 7, Alfred 6, Elizabeth 4 and
Mary E 1.
William was
born in Histon, Cambridgeshire,
as were all the children. His wife Eliza was born
in Bourn in Cambridgeshire. The transcript for
their entry is here.
Interestingly,
at the house next door, 16 Side of the Hill,
Histon, Cambridgeshire, were living James and
Susan Cornal and their children, Charles, Sophia,
William, Henry and Richard. All except Susan were
born in Histon, and it seems probable that this
is the family of James Cornell, William Cornell's
brother. The transcript for their entry is here.
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1871 Census:
William
was fifty years old at the time of the
1871 census. The Cornell family were
living on Bell Lane, Histon,
Cambridgeshire.
William
is shown as an agricultural
labourer. His wife Frances was
47.
William
had six children at the time of the 1871
census: Lucy Hannah (Louisiana on the
1861 census) was 18, Elizabeth Jane was
14 , Mary Eliza 11, Hannah 9, William
Huckle 7 and Fred Charly 3. Sarah Ann,
James and Alfred, who appear on the 1861
census, are no longer at home.
William
was born in Histon,
Cambridgeshire, as were all the children.
His wife Frances was born in Bourn in
Cambridgeshire. The transcript for their
entry is here.
Living two households away in the
schedule is James Cornwell with his sons
Charles and Edward. This seems likely to
be the same James living next door in
1861 with his wife Susan and children
Charles, Sophia, William, Henry and
Richard. Edward's age corresponds to that
of Henry. Indeed, it seems likely that
they are the same houses as in 1861, the
street renamed and the houses renumbered
with odd and even on opposite sides of
the road. What happened to Susan and the
other children is still a mystery to me.
The transcript for their entry is here.
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1881 Census:
William
was sixty-six years old at the time of the 1881
census (actually sixty-two). The Cornell family
were living on Coes Lane, Histon,
Cambridgeshire.
William is
shown as an agricultural labourer. His
wife Frances was an agricultural
labourer's wife. Her age is given as 53.
William had
five children at the time of the 1881 census:
Alfred 25, Elizabeth 23 , Mary Eliza 21, William
17 and Frederick 13. Also living in the house was
William Cornwell aged 3, described as grandson of
William and Frances.
William was
born in Histon, Cambridgeshire,
as were all the children and grandchildren. His
wife Frances was born in Bourn in Cambridgeshire.
The transcript for their entry is here.
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1887: William
died and was buried at St Andrew's Church, Histon
on the 4th August. He was 66 years old.
His surname was recorded in the Histon parish
registers as Cornwell rather than Cornell.
1891 Census:By the time of the 1891 census,
William was dead. Frances is shown as a widower,
aged 66. She was living at High Street,
Histon, Cambridgeshire, two households
away (probably next door) from her son William
and his family. Also living with her is her
grandson William, described as an agricultural
labourer, aged 13. She was born in Bourn
in Cambridgeshire, and he was born in Histon in
Cambridgeshire. The transcript for their entry is
here.
The transcript of the entry
for his son William and his family is here.
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